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`I. LEVY. GoRsET BUsK.

(No Model.)

PatentedApr. 30, 1889.

No. 402,260., L

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` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAO LEVY, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

CORSET-BUSK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,260, dated April30, 1889.

Application ld J'nly 26., 18.88.

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

and arranged as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

constructed in accordance with this invention and connected together byclasps. Fig. 2 is a view of a corset-huskconstructed in accordance withthis invention with a broad lower endto form a spoon or husk and theupper portion broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing a modifiedform of clasp for the busks.

i of a number of wires connected together, so

as to constitute a light stiff husk which will take the place of otherforms of husk in one piece-such as those made of flat strips of steel,whalebone, or other material-and which will be flexible laterally aswell as longitudinally to adapt it to the movements of the To this end Iconstruct a husk with a number of flexible steel wires, 1, connectedtogether by metallic cross strips or braces 2, secured thereto in anysuitable manner, either by bending the strips 2 about the wires 1, asshown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5, and securing them by solder, -3, or elseby clamping the wires be- Figure '1 illustrates a pair of corset-busks ySerial No. 281,065. (No model.)

tween a folded strip, 2,without solder, as shown in Fig. 7, or bendingthe ends of a strip 2 over the outside wires and securing the wires tothe strip and together by solder 3, as shown in Fig. 8.

While the wires l have a certain amount of elasticity, there is a limitth ereto in which they will return to their straight position. In order,therefore, to render the busk more flexible and at the same time topreserve its stiffness, the Wires lare formed with a number of coils,4:, at intervals, thereby forming a stiif and powerful spring, a'nd soconstructed as to leave the hack of the husk smooth and avoid anyprojections or unevenn ess which would be liable to press into the bodyof the wearer. By means of a husk or corset stay constructed as abovedescribed a husk is yprovided which will yield in every direction to themovements of the body, will keep its shape and stiffness, and will nothe liable to break.

In case one of the wires should break, the broken portion would he ofsuch a short length between the braces 2 as to avoid any danger ofinjuring the wearer, and may be taken out without affecting the use ofthe rest of that or the other wires. Each wire being independent of theothers and acting as a spring b y itself, it does not materially affectthe work ing of the broken one or the others should a section betweenthe braces break out.

There may be any number of wires 1, and they may beindependent or formedof a single wire with the folded ends secured by the braces 2 at theends of the husk. Any form of clasp and stud may be used with the husks,either in the form as shown at 5 in Fig. 1, or a clasp with foldedportion 6 and stud 7, between which wires 1 may be clamped, as shown inFig. 3. In Fig. 5 is shown another form, in which a wire 1 in one buskis formed with a hook, 8, and a wire 1 in another husk is formed with aU-shaped clasp, 9, to engage the same. In Fig. 6 is another form, inwhich one of thewires is formed with a folded projection, 10, and a capor head, 10', soldered thereto and forming a stud, and a V-shapedportion, 11, on another' wire, forming a clasp. By means of thisconstruction a simple clasp is provided, and separate metallic pieces attached by stamping or soldering done away IOO with. The latter forni ofclasp also allows plenty of play for the movements of the body. The buskmay be made with the broad lower end, 12, as shown in Fig. 2, to give astrong firm bearing to the lower end 0f the corset,

` and the side stays maybe made of any lininber of wires desired to givea broad surface to the bush.

I do not intend to limit myself to any form of brace or cross-strip forconnecting the wires together, nor to any particular form of clasp ormeans for attaching the b aces an d clasps to the wires.

The wires l 0f the busk may be formed with as many coils -l as is deemednecessary to give flexibility and at the same time stiffness to thebusk, and the coils l may be arranged on the busk in any convenientdesirable position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A corset-bush consisting of a series of longitudinal wires connectedtogether at intervals in their length by strips or braces, cach wirebeing formed with spring-coils, substantially as described.

2. A corset-bush consisting of a series of longitudinal wires, l,formedwith spring-coils 4 and secured together by the clips or braces 2, andhaving a broad lower end, l2, substantiall y as described.

Il. The combination of two corset-busks, eaeh consisting of a series oflongitudinal wires formed with spring-coils and secured together atintervals, one of the said busks having one of its wires bent to form ahook projecting from the face of the busk and the other busk having oneof its wires bent to form a loop projecting from the edge of the busk,substantially as herein shown and described.

ISAAC LEVY.

llf'itnesses:

B. F. DowNiNG, Jr., MAX Lsvv.

